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Using open source Grafana has emerged as something beyond just a predominant way for visualizing observability data among the developer and operations community, as well as those who use the panel to view anything from monitoring oven temperatures to SpaceX’s use of Grafana to monitor fuel flow in its spacecraft. In today’s software-driven world at large companies, the developer’s role has evolved to become a force to be reckoned with.
These open source projects build on Grafana existing open source projects https://grafana.com/oss/mimir/ https://grafana.com/oss/loki/ and https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/ (More about this below).
But, of course, you do not have to opt for a Grafana data source for observability when visualizing data with a Grafana panel.
Grassroots interest among the developer and operations community largely accounts for Grafana’s surge in users, who are seeking metrics from Prometheus or other observability data sources.
Editorial note: This is a summary of an article first published by The New Stack. The full piece is on their site.